Safety razor



July 21, 1936.' s- H BENJAM|N 2,048,489

Y SAFETY RAZOR y Filed MaIG1`20, 1935 37 ,2f .30" gf-i I a /ww ATTORNEY.

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`Patented July 2l, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y 2,043,439v v SAFETY nazca Sidney n. Beniamin, Milwaukee, wis.

Application March 20, 1935,l Serial No. 11,970

16 Claims.

, ment over the safety razor of this type which is disclosed and claimed in Patent No. 1,924,641, granted August 29, 1933, to Auguste Dupeyron.

Among the objects of my. invention are to provide for a more convenient manipulation of the razor head and its reserve supply of blades and also to provide greater protection for the housed extra blades. Another object of my invention is to strengthen and stiften the razor head, es-- pecially the guard element thereof.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter become evident.

In carrying out my invention, special protec.'

tion is provided for the exposed edges of a blade mounted in the assembled housed razor head. A suitable blade carrier is provided which is adapted to contain va desirable number of packages of extra blades. Means are provided by which this blade carrier, together with its contained blade packages, and the razor head may be conveniently integrated into a compact unitary assemblage, .with the individual parts of such assemblage all positively positioned relatively to each other.

The mentioned assemblage is removably and replaceably receivable within a tubular handle This handle member is of the usual length and diameter of safety razor handles, with the mentioned assemblage of parts snugly but easily and conveniently slidable therein, and adapted tobe maintained in assembled relation thereby.

More particularly, in carrying out my invention, the usual screw-threaded stem of the cap member of the head, which passes centrallyv trally through the blade carrier and packagedA blades contained therein, thereby to position the blade carrier and packaged blades upon the assembled detached razor head.

vThis blade carrier is of elongated attened box-like construction and is positioned upon the razor head by means of the mentioned cap stud. The sliding t of this unitary assemblage of parts vwithin the tubular handle is sumciently snug to maintain their assembled condition. A remov- (Cl. Bil- 47) able and replaceable outer end closure for the tubular handle retains this assemblage therein.

The mentioned stiiening of the guard member is eiiected by eliminating all openings through it with the single exceptionof a central opening through which the mentioned cap stud passes ior connecting the head as a whole to the end of the tubular handle at its endopposite to the mentioned end closure. Also, this guard member is further stiffened by providing aligning lugs for the blade and cap member upon the guard membef. l l

These mentioned lugs pass through the blade andr into an inner longitudinal groove formed in the under side of the cap member of the head. This cap member is so shaped as: to secure desirable longitudinal rigidity, being substantially trough-shaped, with a .substantially V-shaped outer side surface. l

IThese stiened razor head, parts are dimensioned, shaped and proportioned for the most Y effective cooperation of the mentioned assemblage with the housing chamber oi the tubular handle member, and for protecting the blade in the assembled razor head when thus housed.

My invention further includes various features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be evidentrfrom the following particular description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating one form of my invention, with modied forms of some parts, and

in which similar parts are designated by similar numerals. f

Figure 1 is a full size elevationA partly in section of a safety'razor embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged broken lelevation as viewed at right angles in Figure ,1.

Figure 3 is a similarly enlarged plan view from above in Figure 1. i

Figure 4 is a broken vertical section on the line 5 4 of Figui-a3.

Flgure is a 'much enlarged broken vertical.

section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged elevation of the cap element of the razor head as viewed in Figures 1 and 4.

Figure 'I is an inverted plan view of. this cap element.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the guard element.

Figure 9 is a plan view of a razor blade.

' Figure 10 is a perspective plan view of a blade carrier for reserve blade packages, this carrier being shown as empty.

Figure 11 is a, somewhat further enlarged transverse section of the tubular handle, shown as 2 o 9,048,4so I' housing therein an assembly of the razor head with the razor blade carrier, the latter having a reserve supply of packaged blades therein.

Figure 12 is an enlarged central longitudinal v tv section transversely of the width of'a modied form of the razor blade carrier. Figure 13 is a moderately enlarged view similar to Figure 4, of a modication.

Figure 14 is an elevation as viewed irom an ,1o end of Figure 13.

The particular form of the safety' razor of my invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 to 11 inclusive, in the accompanyingV drawing, includes a handle member 20' of suitable length and di- 15 ameter for conveniently and comfortably holding in the hand in the use oi-the device. This handle member is tubular and is shown as being octagonal in cross section, both externally and internally, although it could as well be externally round, or internally circular, or of circular, or other, cross section in both of these respects,

. if so desired.

'I'he outer or free end of this tubular handle is adapted to b'e closed or opened by means of an outwardly shouldered or headed screw plug closure 2|. The other edvof this handle member 2lil is adapted to carry the razor head and is shown as permanently closed by means of a solid taperingly reduced portion 22 which is shown as 3U formed integrally or in one piecey with the main tubular portion 20. Thev end of this tapered closure 22 has therein' a screw-threaded socketforming bore 23 by means of which .this end;

` of the handle is. adapted to be removably and replaceably attached to the'razor head, as will be described later. The razor head isfof the commonly usual length but is somewhat narrower than the internal diameter of the tubular handle member 20, as well o as being of somewhat less length than the longitudinal .depth of the chamber formed in this .tubular handle between its removable closure plug 2| 'and its other end closure 22.v This provides lfor housing the entire assembled head, together s with a reserve supply oi extra razor blades, con- ,y tained in a blade carrier adapted to be( assembled .with the head, within the mentioned internal 4chamber of the tubular handlemember 28, as lwill be described later.

The razor head comprises a guard element or v'member 24 and an outer cap eelement or member 25 together with an interposed razor blade 26- which the guard element 24 and the cap element 25 are adapted to retain in place in proper position 'for use.

The guard element 24 is-shown as having a.

:dat under surface and is. notched along its opposite margins to provide two similar series of suh- .stantially usual outwardlyrounded guard teeth w -2|-2'l, ofwhich the terminal teeth are shown as being somewhat wider, as isusual. This guard velement has through it centrally a longitudinally slotted aperture 28. The outer surface of this guard element 24, between its teeth 2 1-21, is .5 transversely convex, or roundedl Two pairs of lugs 29--29 and 30--30 project to a suitable extent from this outer transversely rounded surface of the guard element 24. l

These lugs are all of the same transverse width 1 and are arranged in a longitudinal 'series along the guard element 24 in alignment with one another -and with thecentral aperture 28. The' lugs 29-29 of the intermediate pair are shown as longitudinally elongated and as suitably spaced n respectively from the opposite ends of the simivvextent, without necessarily passing all oi' the way 3" muy elongated aperture 2a; 'rne'1ugs :n n of 1 "the terminal pair, which are interposed in spacedl relation, respectively between the lugs 29 29 and the opposite ends of the guard element 24, are

shown'as of` less length longitudinally of this 5 guard element than the lugs 29-29. 'I'he purpose of these lugs will be described later.

The razor blade 26 has through `it a longitudinal seri'es of aligned apertures 3l, 32'-32, and 33-33, respectively corresponding to land l0 adapted to register with the aperture 28,- lugs 29-29, and lugs 30-3, of the guard element 24.

The cap element 25 is outwardly V-shaped in cross section and is provided longitudinally along its under or inner side with a right-angled groove 15 34 which is relatively wide and of less depth.

The marginal edge portions of this cap element 25 flare outwardly at lits .under sfide away from the groove 34 at rather iiat obtuse angles to each ,other and terminate laterally in rather 20 acute-angled opposite edges. This groove 34 is interruptedmidway of its length by an inwardly projecting lug 35 which projects inwardly beyond this groove to a greaterextent than the men; tioned pairs of lugs 29-29 and ,3B-40 project outwardly from the outer face oi the guard member 24.

This inwardly projecting lug 35 is complementary to and adapted to register with the central is adapted to pass, and is likewise complementary toy and adapted to register with the vcentral aper-v ture 28 through the guard element 24 into which this lug 35 is adapted to enter to a variable through to the flat under-side face of this guard element. y I The lugs 23-29 and 30--30 of .the guard element 24 are respectively adapted to register with and pass outwardly through the apertures 3 2--32 40 and 33--33 of the blade 25. These lugs 29-29 and 30--38 are transversely rectangular andhave a readily removable nt between the side walls of the groove 24 in the cap element 25,'

without the at ends of `these lugs necessarily being at all times brought into abutment with the dat botto'mof the groove 34.

The ilat inner end ofthe cap element lug 35 rigidly carries an inwardly projecting screW- ,threaded stud or stern 36 of less length than the 50 depth of the screw-threaded socket 23 in the tapered inner end portion 22 oi'l the tubular v'handle-member 20. The stud -36 is adapted to -have-screw-threaded engagement in-the socket When the socket 23 and the stud 36 are screwedtogether, the transversely hat end of the tapered handle end portion 22 will be brought into abutment with .the ilat undervface of the guard element 24, so that thereby the underlynig guard element 24 and the outer capV element 25 can then be drawn toward each .other upon the interposed longitudinally apertured vblade 26.. It is evident that thus this blade can be transversely bent or nexedto the proper extent-for the moet erreouve The mentioned lugs 25-28 and 304-30 on'the v I guard element 24 .maintain this guard element and the cap element .25 and the razor blade'26 in alignment with each other,'and also contribute 70 v to the rigidity ci the guard element 24,.which is stiiiened by reason of having no openings through'it other than its central aperture 28. The cap element'25 is stiiened'by reason of its `mentioned depy-shape. This construction prevents objectionable longitudinal bending ofeither the guard element 24 or the cap element 25, as well as of the razor blade 26, when these guard and cap elements are drawn together upon the interposed blade.

Inturned end flanges 31-31, carried respectively by the opposite ends of the cap element 25, serve as end guards for the razor head and also constitute convenient nger grips in assembling and disassembling the described connected separable parts of the device. Also, as end covers, they contribute to the ornamental ap'- pealance.

An elongated flattened blade carrier is formed from suitable resilient sheet metal and is shown in Figures 10 and 11. this blade carrier is substantially C-shaped in cross section transversely of its width and thickness and, as a whole, it is in general rectangular. It has a at back Wall 38 provided with a central circular aperture 39, of as great a diameter as the cap stud 36, narrow forwardly-turned side walls dll-40, inturned opposed spaced front flanges 4 I-l parallel with the back wall 38, and

a forwardly-turned end closure ange 42 at oneof its ends only and which extends from the back 38 out to the front anges 4|4l.

The width of fthe guard element 24 between thev the front flanges lil-dl of the blade carrier isv shown as being slightly greater thanthe diameter of the hole 38 through the rear wall 38`.

'I'his blade carrier is of an internal width between the opposed inner faces of its side walls t-d, and of a thickness or depth between the inner face of its rear wall 38 and the inner faces of the front flanges lll-4L tobe adapted to receive therein a suitable predetermined number of blade-containing packages 43--43, shown in Figure l1 as being six in number. y

Each of these blade packages 43-43 contains a single razor blade, similar to the blade 26, which is enclosed and covered by a usual protecting paper wrapper, in accordance with the usual common practice, which is so well known as not to require special illustration and specific description. Each of these wrappers at each side of vits enclosed blade is to be provided'with a central opening in alignment with the central opening 3l in the blade 26 and also in alignment with the aperture 39 through the rear wall 38 of the blade carrier, as is clearly indicated in Figure 11.

It is now evident that the razor head as a whole, comprising the guard element 24, cap element 25 and blade 26, maybe quickly and convenilently removed from the handle member 20 and reattached thereto. has been thus removed, then the described blade carrier, together with its contained reserve blade packages IIS- 43, may be mounted upon the as sembled razor head merely by passing the stud 36 of the latteijthrough th'e hole 39 provided for I itin the rear wall 38 of the blade carrier, similarly through the central openings in the blade packages 43-43, and out between the spaced front flanges 4I4| of the blade carrier, as clearly shown in Figure 11. y

It is obvious that if desired, [the stud 36 may be passed irst between the blade carrier flange 4I-4I, through the blade packages v43-43, and

As will be there noted,.

When the razor head iinally out through .t he hole 39 in the back wall 38 of the blade carrier.4 In the first instance, the rear wall 38 will rest flatly. against and substantially cover the flat face of the guard element 24, while in the second instance the outer faces of the blade carrier front ilanges4I-4I will .be similarly disposed against the flat face of the guard element 24.

It isv evident from Figure 11 that the stud 35 will now function to prevent any relative sliding movement in any direction between the blade carrier and the assembled head elements, including the guard element 24, while at the same time this stud 36 will lock the blade packages 43-43 in the blade carrier and prevent their escape therefrom or movement therein.

The described unitary assemblage of razor head this closure plug may be replaced -upon the tubular handle `for securely retaining the described assemblage therein.

This housed assemblage has only very slight transverse or lateral looseness within the closed chamber thus formed within the tubular handle 28 and not very much play therein longitudinally. The transverse fit of this assemblage of parts within the tubular handle 2li is suiciently close to maintain these parts in their assembled relation, as is clear from Figure 11.

By a similarly simple reverse procedure, the mentioned unitary assemblage of parts may be removed from within the tubular handle20, the blade carrier, together with its 'contained blades,

slid ofi from the razor head stud 36, and the latter screwed into'the socket 23, for mounting the razor head upon the razor handle 20 in'jposi-l side walls dil-lill protect the keen edges of the l double-edged blades, such as 26, and particularly do so by preventing the edges of the blade packages 43-43 from coming'into' abutting contact with the internal face of the tubular handle 20. Heretofore, commonly, the edges of, either wrapped or unwrapped and bare, razor blades have not been so protected when housed within a tubular or otherwise hollow razor handle.

It is to be particularly noted, as is shown in Figure l1, that the described compact snugly housed assemblage oi parts is positioned within the tubular handle 2l) along three lines of abutting contact therewith. The substantially rectangular V-shaped corner of the cap element 25 provides one of these .contact lines while the two -rexternal corners o the blade carrier provide the The operation and manner of use are largely v obvious from the preceding description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

It is to be noted that -while the razor head construction itself has been improved, so as to stiifen and strengthen it, as well as also in other respects, i'n the manner shown and above described, this improved razor head as a whole has been kept of appropriately narrow width and other dimensions which enable it, in its as-` sembled condition, together with the blade-containing and protecting blade carrier integrated therewith into a single assemblage, to be housed as a unit within the internal chamber formed therefor within the tubular handle member 20, which is of no larger external size than the usual safety razor handle not having this mentioned further function.

Thus with this unitary assemblage ofv mutually positioned parts housed within the closed tubular handle 20, there is presented a small and exceedingly compact device. In this compact :form the devic`e may be easily slipped into a vest pocket, as well as also conveniently packed or stored within a very small available space., Also the device has an attractive and ornamental appearance, as will be in part evident from viewing the handle portion only in Figure 1.

It has been found-that the described'narrow razor head, with the correspondingly narrow double-edged blade, operates as eiiiciently in use as a u'sual form of safety razor having a wider head and using a-wide blade.

The valuable attributes and advantages of the safety razor of my invention are now believed to Ahave been made clearly evident.

The modified form of therazor blade carrier shown in Figure 12 is a further development and improvement in that element which may-be advantageously employed, or it could be omitted, as in the razor blade carrier more particularly shown in Figure 10. v e

The construction of the blade carrier shown in Figure 12 is similar to that irst described, excepting as to one feature or element which has been embodied in this modified construction. It has` a flat rear wall 44, similar side walls 40-40, of which only one appears in Figure 12, similar inturned slot-providing front flanges 4I-4l, one of which appears in Figure 12, and a similar endclosing flange 42 at one of its ends, while the back.

wall 44 is similarly centrally provided with a circular aperture 39.

In this modied blade carrier, a resilient tongue 45 is struck forward from the rear wall 44. This tongue 45 normally, or in the empty condition of the blade carrier shown in Figure 12, is disposed at an' intermediate position, spaced inwardly or forwardly at its free end from the rear wall 44. This tongue 45 has a gradual forward and longitudinally inward inclination from a point -in line with the rear wall 44 adjacent to the open end with.

of the blade carrier toward a point at the free end of this tongue adjacent to the aperture 39,

y with the extreme free end portion of this tongue inwardly rounded or slightly bent back towards .the rear wall 44, as clearly shown in Figure 12.

It will be understood that when the previously described blade carrier, shown in Figures vloran'd 11, is completely filled with a fresh supply of blade packages 43-'43,` as shown in Figure 11, these packages 'will fit therein with suiiicient friotion not to fall out when the blade carrier is being handled in a detached condition thereof. However, after some of these f packages 43-43 have been removed for the use oftheir contained blades, such as 26, the friction of the edges of' these packages with the opposed side walls 40-40 of the blade carrier may not be sufficient to prevent their dropping out, or at least becoming displaced toward and beyond the open end of the blade carrier.

-In the blade carrier construction shown in Figure 12, the resilient tongue 45 will yield rearwardly substantially into alignment with the rear wall 44, so as to allow the blade carrier to be completely filled with blade packages, similarly as in Figure 11. The spring tongue 45 will then press against the rearmost blade package near its center and will press all of the interposed blade packages, such as 43-43, forwardly into abutting and frlctional engagement with the front flanges 4 I -4 I, as well as similarly with each other, lwhile this tongue at the same time has resilient frictional abutting engagement with the rearmost blade package.

These blade packages 43-43 may be easily withdrawn for use, one by one, or as many as desired, and the remaining fewer number of such packages left in the bladecarrier, will be frictionally retained therein by the pressure of the tongue 45.

In other respects than'mentioned, the opera tion of this blade carrier of Figure 12 is substantially the same as already described for the blade carrier shown in Figures 10 and 11, and its cooperative relation with other parts and features of the complete device is substantially similar.

The modification shown in Figures 13 and 14 relates to the end anges 31-31, shown in Figures 1 to 7 inclusive as provided upon the ends l of the cap element 25.

The razor head of Figures 13 and 14 has a guard element 46 and a cap element 41.' The latter is `devoid of end guard flanges, while outl wardly turned guard flanges 48V- 48 are 4carried respectively by the opposite ends of the guard element 46. In other respects the construction is similar to that previously described.

The cap element 41. ofthe-razor head is interposed endwise between the guard flanges 48-48, in Acooperative relation with the guard element 46, with a razor blade 26 interposed between and held in place by these two razor head elements. The outer ends of the guard flanges 48-48 are V-Shaped, in conformity with the V-shaped outer side surface ofthe cap element 41, and afe shown as being substantially but not quite flush theremade in the constructions shown in the drawing and above particularly described, within the principle and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims. p

I do not specifically limit myself as to materials, size, shape, or a particular arrangement of parts, nor to minor features of construction and relationship of parts, as shown in the drawing and particularly described, these being given simply as a means for clearly describing the device of my invention.

What I claim isz- 1. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member, a razor head having a projecting stud by means of which it is adapted to be detachably mounted upon -one end of said tubular handle member, a removable and replaceable closure for the other end.' of said -handle member, and a blade carrier having an aperture through it by means of which it is adapted to be mounted upon said razor head -in the detached condition of the latter with said razor-head stud passing through said aperture in said blade carrier to form a unitary'assemblageadapted to be removably contained within saidItubular handle member in the closed condition of the latter.

2. In a safety razor, in-combination, a tubular handle member, a razor head having a. projecting stud by meansof which it is adapted to be detachably mounted yupon one end of said tubular handle member, a removable and' atively so dimensioned as to adapt said tubulai handle member to retain said blade carrier upon said stud of said razor head within said tubular .handle member.,

3; In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member, a razor head having a projecting stud by means of which it is adapted to 'be detachably mounted upon one end of said tubular handle member, a removable and replaceable closure for the other end of said handle member, a blade carrier having an aperture through it by means of which-it is adapted to be mounted upon said razor head in the detached condition of the latter with said razorhead stud passing through said aperture in said blade carrier to form a unitary assemblage adapted to be removably contained within said tubular handle member in the. closed condition of the latter, said tubular handle member and said unitary assemblage being relatively sogdimensioned as to adapt said tubular handle to retain said blade carrier upon said stud of said razor head within said tubular handle member, and a razor-blade package which said blade carrier is adapted to carry, said blade package having an aperture through it through which said razor-head stu'd is adapted to pass and position said blade package relatively to said blade carrier.

4. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member, a closure for one end of saidhandle member .provided outwardly 'with a screw-threaded socket, a removable and replaceable closure for the other endl of said handle member, 'a guard element of a razor head, an outer cap element of the razor head cooperative with said guard element and adapted to hold in place an interposed razor blade,` a screw-threaded stud rigidly extending from said cap element and adapted to pass freely through and beyond said razor blade and said guard element and screw into said socket for thus detachably mounting said razor head as a whole upon said handle member, and a blade carrier having an aperture through it adapted to pass freely over said stud beyond said guard element and form a unitary assemblage with said assembled razor head in the detached condition of the latter, said tubular handle member and said unitary assemblage being relatively proportioned to adapt said assemblage'to be removably housed within said tubular handle member and to enable the latter then to maintain said blade carrier in place upon said stud.

' 5. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle/ member, a closure for one end of said handle member provided outwardly with a screw-threaded socket, afremovable and replaceablelosure for the Aother end of said handle member, a guard element of a razor head, an outer cap element of the razor head cooperative with said guard element and adapted to hold in place an interposed razorblade, a screwthreaded stud rigidly extending from said cap element and adapted to pass freely through and beyond said razor blade and said guard element 'anzLsrew into said socket for thus detachably mountigsaid razor head as a whole upon said handle member, a blade carrier having an aperture through it adapted topass freely over said stud beyond said guard element and form a unitary assemblage with said assembled razor head, said tubular handle member and said unitary assemblage being relatively proportioned to adapt said assemblage to be removably housed Within said. tubular handle member and to enable `the latter then to maintain said bladecarrier in place upon said stud, and a predetermined number of razor-blade packages adapted to be removably carried by said blade carrier, each of saidbi'ade packages having an aperture through it adapted to pass freely .over said stud by which said bladeipackages are thus posi- -tively positioned in said assemblage. Y v

6. In asafety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member provided outwardly with a screw-threaded socket, a removable and placeable closure for Athe other end of said handle member, an 'elongated guard element gf a razor headhaving a fiat'under face ,adapted to be ldirected towardsaid handle member and having a central aperture through it, an outer cap element of the razor -head cooperative with said guard element and adapted to hold in place an interposed razor blade having a central aperture through it adapted to register with said aperture in said guard element, a screw-threaded stud rigidly extending centrally from said cap element and adapted to pass freely through said central [apertures in said razor blade andisaid guard `element and screw into said socket for thus detachably mounting said razor headas a whole upon said handle member, and an elon- Sgated rriiattened blade carrier adapted to abut flatwise against said iiat faceof said guard element, said blade carrier comprising opposed front and rear at walls and opposed side walls connecting said front and rear walls together 6 and having a central aperture lthrough it flatwise adapted to pass freely over said cap element stud beyond saidguard element thereby to form a single unitary assemblage with said assembled razor head in the detached condition of the latter, said tubular handle member and said unitary assemblage being relatively proportioned to adapt said assemblage to be removably housed within said tubular handle member and to enable the latter then to maintain said blade earrier in place upon said stud.

"1. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member provided outwardly'with a screwthreaded r'socket, a removable and replaceable in said guard element, a screw-threaded stud rigidly extending centrally from said cap element and adapted to pass freely through said central apertures in said razor blade and said guard element and screw into said socket for thus detachably mounting said razor head as a whole upon said handle member', an elongated flattened blade carrier adapted to abut flatwise against said fiat face of said guard element, said blade carrier comprising opposed front and rear flat walls and opposed side walls connecting said front and rear -walls together and having a central aperture through it flatwise adapted to pass vfreely over said cap element stud beyond said guard element thereby to form a single unitary assemblage with said assembled razor head in the detached condition of the latter. said tubular l:

handle member and said unitary assemblage being relatively proportioned to adapt said assemblage to be removably housed within said tubular handle member and to enable the latter then to maintain said blade carrier in place upon said stud, and a predetermined number or blade packages adapted to be removablycontained within sam blade carrier, each vof sala blade packages being provided with a central aperture through it in alignment with said aperture of said blade carrier and through which said cap element stud is adapted to passand thereby positively retain said blade packages within said blade carrier.

8. In a safety razor, in combination, a' tubular handle member provided outwardly with' a screw' threaded socket, a removable and replaceable closure for the other end of said handle member, an elongated guard element ,of a razor head hav- -ing a iiat under face adapted to be directed toward saidhandle member and having a central aperture through it, lugs rigidly projecting from the other face of said guard element at opposite sides of said aperture in alignment therewith longitudinally of said guard element, an outer capv element of the razor head cooperative with said guard element and adapted to hold in place 'an interposed razor blade having apertures through it adapted to pass over said lugs and a central aperture adapted to register with said apertm'e in said guard element, a screw-threaded stud rigidly extending centrally from said cap element and adapted to pass freely through said central apertures in saidA razor blade and said guard element and screw into said socket for thus detachably mounting said razor head as a whole upon said handle member, said cap element being adapted to receive therein said guard element lugs, vand an elongated flattened` blade carrier adapted .to abut'atwise against said fiat face of said guard element, said blade carrier com- 5 prising opposed front and rear flat walls and l opposed side walls connecting said front and rear walls together and having a central aperture through it ilatwise adapted to pass freely over said cap element stud beyond said guard element thereby to form a single unitary assemblage with said assembled razor head in the detached condition of the latter, said tubular handle member and said unitary assemblage being relatively proportioned to adapt said assemblage to be removl5 ably housed within said tubular handlemember and to enable the la'tter then to maintain said blade carrier in place upon said stud.

9. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member provided outwardly with a screw- 20 threaded socket, a removable and replaceable closure for the other end of said handle member, an elongated guard element of a razor head having a ilat under face adapted to be directed toward said handle member and having a central 25 aperture through it, lugs rigidly projecting from the other face of said guard element at opposite sides of said aperture in alignment therewith longitudinally of said guard element, an outer v cap elementof the razor head cooperative wit-h 30 said guard element and adapted to hold in place an interposed razor blade having apertures through it .adapted to pass over said lugs and a central aperture adapted yto register with said aperture in said guard element, a screw-threaded 35' stud rigidly extending centrally from said capelement and adapted to pass freely through said central apertures in said .razor blade and said guard element and screw into said socket for thus detachably mounting said razor head as a 40 whole upon said handle member, said cap elev ment being transversely outwardlyV-shaped and provided along its inner side with a right-angled groove extendingvat opposite sides of its said stud and adapted to receive therein said guard element lugs, an elongated flattened Ablade carrier having a ilat face adapted to abut against said ilat face of said guard element andfhaving a central aperture through it ilatwlse adapted to pass lfreely over said cap 'element stud beyond 50 A said guard element thereby to form a single unitary assemblage with said assembled razor head inthe detached condition of the latter, said tubular handle member and said unitary assemblage being relatively proportioned to adapt said assemblage to be removably .housed within said tubular handle member and to enable the latter then to maintain said blade carrier in place upon said stud. said bladecarrier comprising opposed front and rear flat walls and' opposed sidewalls 60 connecting said front and rear walls together, and a predetermined number of blade packages adapted to be removably contained within' said blade carrier, each of said blade packages being provided with a central aperture throughV it in alignment with said aperture ofl said blade carrier and through which said cap element stud is adapted to pass and thereby positively retain 'said blade packages within said blade carrier.

10. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member, a razor head having a projecting stud by means of which it is adapted to be detachably mounted upon one end of said tubular handle member, a removable and replaceable closure for the other ena o: ma handle member, m'

and a blade carrier having an aperture through it by means of which it is adapted 'to be mounted upon said razor head in the detached condition of the latter with said razor-head stud vpassing through said aperture in said blade carrier 'to form a unitary assemblage adapted to be removably contained within said tubular handle member in the closed condition of the latter, said blade carrier being of elongated flattened box-like form comprising opposed front and rear walls, opposed side walls connecting said front and rear walls together, and an end-closing wall at one end only of said blade carrier.

l1. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member, a razor head having a projecting stud by means of which it is adapted to be detachably mounted upon one end of said tubular handle member, a removable and replaceable closure for the other end of said handle member, a. blade carrier having an aperture through it by means of which it is adaptedv to be mounted upon said razor head in the detached condition of the latter with said razor-head stud passing .through said aperture in said blade carrier to form a unitary assemblage adapted to be removably contained within said tubular handle member in the closed condition/of the latter, said tubular handle member and said, unitary assemblage being relatively so dimensioned as to adapt said tubular handle member to retain said blade carrier upon Ysaid stud of said razor head within said tubular handle member, and a razor-blade package which said blade' carrier is adapted to carry, said' blade package having an aperture through it through which said razor-head studis adapted to pass and position said blade package relatively to said blade carrier, said blade carrier being of elongated attened box-like form comprising` opposed front and rear Walls, a resilient blade-holding tongue fixedly carried at one of its ends by one of said walls and extending into the space between said walls, and opposed side walls connecting said front and rear walls together.

12. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member, a closure for one end of said han dle member, a removable and replaceable closure for the other end of said handle member, one of said closures being provided outwardly with a screw-threaded socket, a guard element of a razor head having a central aperture through it, an outer cap element of the razor head adapted to be assembled with said guard element to form a razor head adapted to carry an interposed razor blade having a central aperture through it adapted to register with said aperture in said guard element, a screw-threaded stud rigidly extending centrally from said cap element and adapted to pass freely through said central apertures in said razor blade and said guard element and screw into said socket for thus. detachably mounting said assembled blade-carrying razor head as a whole upon lsaid handle member, and a ller member having an aperture through it adapted to pass over said stud into abutment with said guard element and form a single unitary assemblage with said ,assembled blade-carrying razor head in the detached condition of the latter, said tubular handle member and said unitary assemblage being relatively proportioned to adapt said assemblage to be removably housed within said tubular handle member and to enable the latter then to engage with said cap element and said ller member thereby to maintain said guard elef ment and said cap element in compactly assem-` thus to maintain the sharp edges of the latter out of contact with ythe inner surface of the said tuf-v bular handle'member. l

13. In a safety razor, in combination, a tubular handle member, a closure for one end of said handle member, a removable andreplaceable closure for the other end of said handle member, one of said closures being provided outwardly with a screw-threaded socket, a guard element of a razor head having a central aperture through it, an outer cap element of the razor head adapted to bel assembled with said guard element to form a razor head adapted to carry an interposed razor blade having a. central aperture through it adapted to register with said aperture in vsaid guard element,

a screw-threaded stud rigidly extending centrally from said cap element and adapted to pass freely through said central apertures in said razor blade and said guard element and screw into said socket for thus detachably mounting said assembled blade-carrying razor head as a whole upon said handle member, and a filler member having an aperture through it adapted to" pass over said stud ntoabutment with said guard element and form a single unitary assemblage with said assembled blade-carrying razor head in the detached condition of the latter, said cap element having an `said razor blade and thus to maintain the sharp edges of said razor blade out of contact with the inner surface of said tubular handle member.

14. In a safety razor, in combination, an elongated guard element of a razor head having a at under face and having a central aperture through it, an outer cap element of the razor head cooperative with said guard element and adapted to hold in place an interposed razor blade having a central aperture through it adapted to register with said aperture in said guard element,

an attaching stud rigidly extending centrally f from said cap element and adapted to passl freely through said central apertures in'said razor blade and said guard element and extend beyondV said at face of the latter, and anvelongated flattened blade-packag'e carrier adapted to abut flatl wise against said flatface of said guard element,

said carrier comprising opposed front and rear flat parallel Walls and opposed flat parallel side walls connecting said front and rear walls together and having a central aperture through it iiatwise adapted to pass freely over said cap element stud beyond said guard element thereby to form a single unitary assemblage with said assembled razor head in the detached condition of the latter and to be positionedthereon by means of said stud.

15. In 'a safety razor, in combination, an elongated guard element of a razor head having a flat under face and having a central aperture through it, an outer 'cap element of the razor head cooperative with said guard element and adapted to hold in place an interposed razor blade having a. Icentral aperture through it adapted to register with said aperturein said guard element, an attaching stud rigidly extending centrally from said cap element and adapted 'to pass freely through said central apertures inv said razor blade and said guard element and extend beyond said flat face of the latter; an elongated attened blade-packagev carrier `adapted to abut fiatwise against said fiat face of said guard element,'said carrier comprising opposed front and rear dat parallel walls and opposed dat parallel side walls connecting said front and rear walls together and having a central aperture through it flatwise adapted to pass freely over said cap element stud beyond said guard element thereby to form a single unitary assemblage with said assembled razor head in the Adetached condition of the latter and to be positioned thereon by means otl said stud, and a predetermined number of blade packages adapted to be removably contained within n said blade-package carrier, each of said blade packages being provided with a central aperture Athrough it in alignment with said aperture of said blade-package carrier and through which said cap element stud is-adapted to pass and thereby positively retain said blade packages assemblage in which said blade carrier is posil0 tioned upon saidrazor head by means of said stud, and a razor-blade package which said` blade carrier is adapted to carry, said blade package having an aperture through ity through which said razor-head stud is adapted to pass and posi- 15 tion said blade package relatively to said blade carrier and razor head, said blade package carrier being of elongated flattened box-like form comprising opposed front and rear fiat parallel walls and opposed at parallel side walls connect- .20

ing said front and rear walls-together, and va resilient frictionally-acting-blade-package-holding tongue fixedly carried at one of its ends by said rear wall and yieldably extending into the space v Within said blade-package carrier between said 25 front and rear'walls. l

SIDNEY H. BENJAMIN. 

